tripod censer, unknown maker from China

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tripod censer
tripod censer
tripod censer
late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
tripod censer , late 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Where object was made: China
Material/technique: jade
Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 12 x 11 cm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 4 3/4 x 4 5/16 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1929.0027.a,b
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Archive Label 2003: A Buddhist lion is a common motif on censers or sitting on top of incense burners. Here the lion stands boldly on the incense burner’s lid. Two lion heads with loose rings dangling below their mouths serve as handles. The mouths of all three are wide open as if they are roaring. In Buddhist art, the roar of the lion is said to represent the voice of the law, appropriate symbolism for a vessel that holds burning aromatic incense during religious ceremonies.